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About Gardeners Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Gardeners Cottage is a detached house in Lambourne End, Romford, Romford (RM4 1AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 185 m² (around 1991 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a G (score 2), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 2 certificates since July 2018. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 61), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg.
It hasn't traded since May 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £1,053,000 sits 239.7% above the 1997 sale of £310,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£156/sq ft) was about 67.1% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Gardeners Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G2
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Gardeners Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,053,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1997)
£310,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other New Road homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Gardeners Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
2 (G)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
185 m²
Street avg 288 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 12.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Romford district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.5 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RM4 1AJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 28 points of interest in total.
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